TY - JOUR
T1 - Big mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (BMK1) is a redox-sensitive kinase
AU - Abe, Jun Ichi
AU - Kusuhara, Masatoshi
AU - Ulevitch, Richard J.
AU - Berk, Bradford C.
AU - Lee, Jiing Dwan
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases are a multigene family activated by many extracellular stimuli. There are three groups of MAP kinases based on their dual phosphorylation motifs, TEY, TPY, and TGY, which are termed extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases (ERK1/2), c-Jun N-terminal kinases, and p38, respectively. A new MAP kinase family member termed Big MAP kinase 1 (BMK1) or ERK5 was recently cloned. BMK1 has a TEY sequence similar to ERK1/2 but has unique COOH-terminal and loop-12 domains. To define BMK1 regulation, its activation in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells was characterized. Angiotensin II, phorbol ester, platelet-derived growth factor, and tumor necrosis factor-α were the strongest stimuli for ERK1/2 but were weak activators of BMK1. In contrast, H2O2 caused concentration-dependent activation of BMK1 but not ERK1/2. Sorbitol activated both BMK1 and ERK1/2. BMK1 activation by H2O2 was calcium-dependent and appeared ubiquitous as shown by stimulation in human skin fibroblasts, human vascular smooth muscle cells, and human umbilical vein endothelial cells. These findings demonstrate that activation of BMK1 is different from ERK1/2 and suggest an important role for BMK1 as a redox-sensitive kinase.
AB - Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases are a multigene family activated by many extracellular stimuli. There are three groups of MAP kinases based on their dual phosphorylation motifs, TEY, TPY, and TGY, which are termed extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases (ERK1/2), c-Jun N-terminal kinases, and p38, respectively. A new MAP kinase family member termed Big MAP kinase 1 (BMK1) or ERK5 was recently cloned. BMK1 has a TEY sequence similar to ERK1/2 but has unique COOH-terminal and loop-12 domains. To define BMK1 regulation, its activation in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells was characterized. Angiotensin II, phorbol ester, platelet-derived growth factor, and tumor necrosis factor-α were the strongest stimuli for ERK1/2 but were weak activators of BMK1. In contrast, H2O2 caused concentration-dependent activation of BMK1 but not ERK1/2. Sorbitol activated both BMK1 and ERK1/2. BMK1 activation by H2O2 was calcium-dependent and appeared ubiquitous as shown by stimulation in human skin fibroblasts, human vascular smooth muscle cells, and human umbilical vein endothelial cells. These findings demonstrate that activation of BMK1 is different from ERK1/2 and suggest an important role for BMK1 as a redox-sensitive kinase.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.271.28.16586
DO - 10.1074/jbc.271.28.16586
M3 - Article
C2 - 8663194
AN - SCOPUS:0029896250
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 271
SP - 16586
EP - 16590
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 28
ER -